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CANARY - DEPARTMENT GITY OF SAINT PALTL File NO. ������ �
BLUE - MAVOR �
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' ou cil Resolution �
Presented By �
Re er d To Committee: Date
Out of Committee By Date
RESOLVED� That the Council of the City of Saint Paul hereby
approves :
"A bill for an act reiating to the eity of Saint
Paul; providing for the abolition of the power
of the cityto levy and raise taxes for the payment
of severance pay obligations of the board of
education of said city; amending certain proviaions
pertaining to the method of computing seuerance
pay for city of Saint Paul employees ; increasing
the mill rate levy for payment of severance pay
obligations of the city; providing for death
benefits to be paid to surviving spouse of eity
employee ; amending Laws 1959, Chapter 690, as
amended; and re pealing Laws 1967, Chapter 529. "
and recommends the same to the Ramsey County Senate and House
delegations .
COUIVCILMEN Requested by Department of:
Yeas Nays
Christensen
Hozza �_ In Favor
Levine
Rcedler V Against By
Sylvester
Tedesco
President Hunt � � � 19�J Form Approved by City Attorney
Adopted by Council: Date
Certified ed by Co '1 S t BY " �
By
Approved Ma Date 19�J Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council
By By
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���9�75 City of St. Paul Bill No.
A bill f or an act
relating to the city of Saint Paul;
providing for the abolition of the power
of the city to levy and raise taxes for
the payment of severance pay obligations
of the board of educat ion of said city;
amending certain provisions pertaining
to the method of computing severance pay
for ci�ty of Saint Paul employees ;
increasing the mill rate levy for paymen�
of severance pay obligations of the city;
providing for death benefits to be paid ta
surviving spouse of city employee ; ame�ding
Laws 1959, Chapter 690, as amended; and �
repealing Laws 1967, Chapter 529.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1. Laws 1959, Chapter 690, as amended by La�as
1961, Chapter 549, Laws 1963 , Chapter 72q, La�as 1965 , Chapter
659, Laws 1967 , Chapter 488, an.d Laws 1971, Chapter 599, is
amended to read:
Section 1. �T. PAUL, EMPLOYEES' SEVERANCE PAY_7
�Votwithstanding any contrary provision of the Charter of the
City of Saint Paul or that of any prior Statute of the State
of Minnesota and additional to all other authority and powers
conferred upon said City by said Charter or any prior Statute
of' the State of Minnesota, said Ci�ty hereby is authorized and
empowered, by ordinance to be enacted by its Council , to
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establish, prescribe and promulgate provisions , rules and f
re:;u).ations therefor and to �rovide for its payment or
se�-erance pay to its employees designated in Sect-ion 2
Yie re o:f;-���e�-se�e�r��ee-�t��-s�t���-�e-�e�s��e�-��-���-�e� �
��se�-��s�-r�ee��n��e�e�-s�-���se�#-a�e�-}ea�e-e�-��e���a�
�e�.�e-e�-t�-eer��t���b�e�-e�-��e-s�me . .
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Sec. 2. �T. P�IUL, CITY OF; SEVERANCE YAY_7
Subdivision 1. The provisions , rules and regulations
under any such ordinance for such payment of severarice
pay by said city, authorized under the fore going
provisions of section 1 hereof, shall be applicable
to all employees of said city other than its elected
city of�icials . Such severance pav shall be excluded
from retirement deductions and from anY calculations in
retirement benefits , and shall be paid over a period not
to exceed five years from termination of emplo.yment.
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e�€-s�e�i--se�e�rx�ee-�s�-�e�-�e�e����-se��a�ee-e�-�����.�����e�
etn�fe��eH�-}�e�se��e�;-e�ke�-��r�n-e�ee�e�-e���-e���e�a�s;
t��e��-e��e�-�l���gs;-��-��e-a.�-��ei�me��-�a-��ie-se�e���
e���e��e��s;-�k�e���a��-�i�e-�e��er�s-e�-��ze-s�r�e a-s�e�
�es�es-t���-��es��s�.-fe��es-,-as-s�a��-�e-a}�}���ea��e
�em��rs��e-��t-sine���-�e-��es�e-�vk�ek-�,re���-�ae�e-a��rae�e�
��e�e�e-ke�-�ke-ss�e-�ee�-ef�a��-se���ee-e�-e��ss���ec�
er���e�me��s;-�l�e�e���e�-�i�-�����e-e�-��re-e����-�e���ee
���es-end-�e�t�����e�s-s�-ea�c�-e���;-a�a��e�;-��e�e���iec�
���-�i�e�t�����ec�-��rke�-�xt�r�-���s�en�-�a-t�s-s�.��-eka��e�;
t�nc�-�����e�-�-�e��r�t�ee�s-s�c���-�ie-���e-�e�-=�ke-eer����a��e�
a�-s�e�-se�*e�t��ee-�a�--€a�-e����-se�-��ee-s�-e�ass���e�
e���e�me��-�e�;�e��e�;-��e��-e�i�e�-�k���;s;-��-�ke-t����e��ne�#�
�a-��e-se�e�t��-e���e��e��e-���a��ketz�-�ke-�e��sc�s-e€-�He
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ss�e;-s�e�-}e��es-�n�-��e���e�-}en�es;-�s-sh���-�e
�����e���e;-���e�-s��-��-�����e-s�-s�ek-e����-se���ee
���es-���-�eg��a��s�s.---��e�e���e�,--�����e�-��e�t��e�� �
s����-�e-�s�e-�e�-��e-�e�e����a��a�;-��-�es�ee�-a�-��e
se�e�a�-e���e�e��9-a��ee�e�;-s�-s�e�-aee������e�-���
���se�-s�e�-�ea�es-s��-��ea�fe�-�es�es-sn�-��e-a�e���g
e�-�ke-sa�e;-��-�ease����e-e��-��ae��ea��e-�e��e�s-��e�e�e�
�a-�e-��eee���e�-��-��e-ee��e��-e�-ss}�-e���:--����e���e�;
The amount of sueh severance pay allowable or to become
payable in respect of any such employment or to any such
employee shall not �e-��-e�eess-a�-�3;699-,-�e�e��-es�s����ke�
�s-�ke-�a�����-a���e��ge�-se�e����e-���-��a��s�e�-e�-����e��
��-a��-s�e�-se�a�a�e-eese exceed 100 days ' pay or �4, 00�,
whichever is �reater. ���s-see��e�-s����-�e-�e��s�e���e
�e-Beeem�e�-3�;-�9��.-
Subd. 2. This section �hall be�_ retroactive to � �
January 1, 1�74. �
Sec . 3. �T. PAUL, CITY OF; ENIPLOYEES' SEVERANCE �
PAY_7 Subdivision 1. The said city, for the purpose of
providing moneys for the payment of its severance pay
obligations under any such ordinance , hereby is authorized '
and empowered, by resolution of its couiicil , in addition
to all other powers possessed by said city and in addition
to and in excess of ��,ny esistin� limitation upon the amount
it is other�vise au�thorized by Iaw to ].evy as taxes , to
levy tales annually riot e�ceedi_ng in any one year an
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amount equal to �8��9H one-third of one m:i_] 1. upon each
clollars oF the assessed valuation -tYiereof, fo.r city
services other than public schools , upon all taYable
property in said city, exclusive of moneys and credits ,
�ahich taYes as levied shall be spreacl upon the tax rolls,
and all collections thereof shall be paid into the treasury
of said city, ttierein to be alloc�,ted there#or and to be
disbursed and expendecl by said city in payment of any such
city services other than public schools severanee pay
obligations and for no other purpose .
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���e�-s��-s�e�-e����s�ee;-�e�e��-��-s�=��a���e�-�.�c�-e��e�ve�e�;
��-�ese����e�-e�-��s-ee��e�f;-��-s�����e�-#�e-a��-e�ket�-�a�ve�s
�essesse�-��-�a��-e���-t���-��-���-���e�-�s-�n�.-��-e�ee:�s-a�
a��-��������e�-��e�-��e-e�a���-��-�s-e�i�e��a�se-����e���e�
��-�a�v-�a-�e��-��-#��es,--�e-�e��-���es-a��.�a���-�e�-e�eeer3��7
��-a��-e�.e-�e��-a�.-a�e���-eq��a�-�e-�t9f�89-e�-a�e-����-��e�
eae�-�e�fa�-s�-�i�e-ssse�se�-�*���c���s�-�ke�ea�-�e�-�����ee
se�ae�s;-��e�-a��-���s��e-��e�e���-��.-sr���-e�r��;-e�e�����e
a�-�e�e�s-r��r�-e�ed���;-�a��e�-�a�e�-as-fe�a�e�-9�s�f--�e-s��ea�
��e�-�i�e-�z��-�e��s;-r���-s��-ee��ee��e�.s-�ke�ee�€-ske��f-�e
����-���e-#l�e-��es����-e�-�c���-e���;--�t�e�e��-�a-�e-�.��set��er�
��e�e�s�-a�c�-�e-�e-c��s�i��se�-�,��-e�}�e��e�-��-s��c�-e���-��
���rne�-�-e�-�,r��-strek-���i�-�e-sel��e�-se�e���ee-�t��:-e�����.�te�s
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Subd. 3 `? The disbursements and etperiditures
hereinbefore ��,uthorired in behalf of said city t�n�-��e-�et��d
a�-e��er���a�-e�-#�e-e���-e�-�a#.--�e�� for payment of such city
a��-�ea��-a��-e�t�ea��et� severance pay obligations hereunder
shall not be deemed to constitute any pa rt o:f the cost of
said city' s e�-�et���s� governmerit within the meaning of
any statut,ory or charter limitation on said city' s '
expenditures . �
Sec . 4. �T. PAUL, CITY OF; DEATH BENEFITS_7 �
Subdivision 1. In addition to anv power or au�thority no�v �
�ranted by the charter of the citv of Saint Paul or any
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existin� law, if at the time of cleath of any em,��lovee of '
the city of Saint P�,ul �the city is inclebted to him for
work, Iabor, or services performed, for accumulatFd but
unused vacation or overtime under a plan or svstem
established bv the citv, or for a�cumixlated severance p�.y
due to such employee . and no executor or "administrator of
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his estate has been appointed, the city mav, upon request
of the survivin� spouse , forthwith pay the indebtedness
, due in such amount as may be due . not exceedin� the sum
of �3, 000, to the surviving� spouse , excludin� severance
pay; and if severance p�.y i.s due such employee , the sum
to be paid such survivin.� spouse shall not eYCeed th�
maximum amoun�t of severance p�,y due such em,ployee up
t� _a _maYimum amount not to ehceed an amount equal to
100 days ' paY or �4, 000, iv�iicYiever i.s �reater, plus
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other ind.eb-�edness . The cit,v shall require proof of
claim�,r�t ' s relationsh:ip to the clecedent bv affidavit �.nd
re_quire claimant -to ackno�aled�e recei,pt of such payment ;
in writin�.
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Subd. 2. Any such pay►nent nade by the city p,ursuant •
to the pr�visions of thi_s section shall oUerate as a full
and faithful dischar�e of the indeb-tedness due the
aecedent to the eYtent of the payrnent , �nd neither the
city nor its officers nor emploYees sha.l.l thereafter be
liable therefor to the �ecedent ' s estate nor to the
decedent ' s e<cecutor or a.dminis�trator therea.fter appointed,
nor to an.y other persoxi. The city shall pa�T to the survivin�
spouse . tiUon request , as aforesaic�, immedi�,tely such amoun�t
;
as may be due and o�ain;_b.y the citv up to �1,000. The
remainder of the amount due and owinff pursuarit to Subdivision !
1 shall not be paid by the citv until �the expiration o� a
period of 180 da.ys after the date of death of an.y such
city empl.oyee . Upon pavment of an,y amount pursuant to
the provisions of this act , the ci.ty shall be required to
notif.y the pr•obate court of the countY in �ahich deceden-t ' s
r. esidence w�.s located , of such pa.yment . -
Sec . 2. Laws 1967 , Chapter �29, is repealed.
5ec , 3. This act shall become ef�ective only af ter
its appro��al by a majority of the governing body of the
eity of Saint Paul and t.tpon compliance with the provisions
of NLiiznesota Statu-tes , Sect:ion 6!f> . 021.
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